Afghanistan News

John Kerry and Afghan President reach preliminary agreement on bilateral security

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have reached preliminary agreement on a bilateral security pact that now depends on the approval of Afghanistan’s tribal leaders. The pact, announced jointly by Kerry and Karzai late on Saturday after two days of talks in the capital, Kabul, …

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Kerry makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived on an unannounced visit to Kabul Friday to try to advance troubled negotiations with Afghanistan on some US troops staying in the country after 2014. President Hamid Karzai said this week that he was prepared to walk away from the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) talks …

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Three soldiers killed in northwest Pakistan by roadside bomb

A roadside bomb on Sunday killed three Pakistani soldiers and wounded at least seven others in the country’s troubled northwest bordering Afghanistan, officials said. A military vehicle on a routine patrol hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the

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Afghan refugees in Pakistan to return home by end of 2015

Pakistan’s government informed the Lower House of the cabinet that it has planned to send the Afghan refugees back home by December 2015. The Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions retired Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch told the National Assembly on Thursday that the government has planned to complete …

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Obama says Syria would not turn into a second Iraq or Afghanistan

G20 did not reach a common stand on Syria on the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg. US government, backed by 11 other countries, is preparing for taking military actions against Syria in order to prevent possible future chemical attacks. US President Obama stated that Syria would not turn into a …

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Improving ties with India and Afghanistan, top priority for Pakistan PM

Improving ties with India and Afghanistan is the top priority of Pakistan, which will focus on Southeast Asia and Europe to inject more economic content into ties for much-needed economic revival, a top official has said. At the core of Sharif’s initiatives is the belief that Pakistan’s economic revival is …

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Sharif says Pakistan and Afghanistan have to work closely to bring peace to the region

Pakistan and Afghanistan have to work closely to bring peace to the region, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today after extended talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Mr Karzai prolonged his visit to Pakistan by a day at Mr Sharif’s request and the two leaders discussed regional

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